This is a new version of the previous Synthpop Discovery Thread, which you can find right here.

With a recent influx of people joining, I thought it would be a good time to bring this back.

How it works:

Comment an artist, song, or album you already like, and other people can reply with recommendations that match your taste.

You don’t have to stick to synthpop either. If you mainly listen to music outside the genre, feel free to mention those artists or genres. It might help someone find a more specific recommendation for you.

Feel free to engage with other comments too. If someone mentions an artist or song you know, you can jump in with a recommendation of your own. You might find someone with similar tastes, and each comment can turn into its own little discussion focused on a specific style of the genre.

Starter album mention:

To get things started, here are a few albums from artists that are especially loved within synthpop circles and make good starting points:

• The Man-Machine — Kraftwerk
• Architecture & Morality — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD)
• Actually — Pet Shop Boys
• Violator — Depeche Mode
• Imaginal Disk — Magdalena Bay

Synthpop is a much broader genre than the familiar 80s classics that tend to dominate discussion here. There are different scenes, eras, and sounds worth exploring, so don’t feel limited to the obvious choices.

Why?

Streaming algorithms and AI recommendations can easily keep you circulating around the same major artists and songs. This thread is meant to do the opposite: discover music through people who actually know and love the genre.

So, leave an artist, song, or album of synthpop or even a completely different genre below, see what other people are looking for, and help each other discover something new!